Sustainable biofuels from algae

There is currently great interest in microalgae as sources of renewable energy and biofuels. Many algae species have a high lipid content and can be grown on non-arable land using alternate water sources such as seawater. This paper discusses in detail the issue of sustainability of commercial-scale...

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Published inMitigation and adaptation strategies for global change Vol. 18; no. 1; pp. 13 - 25
Main Authors Borowitzka, Michael Armin, Moheimani, Navid Reza
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.01.2013
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Agricultural land
Algae
Atmospheric Sciences
Biodiesel fuels
Biofuels
Biotechnology
Carbon dioxide
Climate Change Management and Policy
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
Environmental Management
Fossil fuels
Genetic engineering
land use
lipid content
Lipids
Microalgae
nutrients
Original Article
Ponds
Renewable energy sources
Renewable resources
Seawater
Sustainability
Water
GM algae
Algae
Sustainability
CO2
Downstream processing
Nutrients
Biofuel
Bioenergy
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Summary:There is currently great interest in microalgae as sources of renewable energy and biofuels. Many algae species have a high lipid content and can be grown on non-arable land using alternate water sources such as seawater. This paper discusses in detail the issue of sustainability of commercial-scale microalgae production of biofuels with particular focus on land, water, nutrients (N and P) and CO 2 requirements and highlights some of the key issues in the very large scale culture of microalgae which is required for biofuels. The use of genetically modified algae is also considered.
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ISSN:1381-2386
1573-1596
DOI:10.1007/s11027-010-9271-9